GL tip

wite flite · 10-29-2005

Here is a tip to help you own newbies with a gl:
At the start of the game when you have a gl, switch you ammo to it. Open your weapon select screen, take L1 off you primary wewapon, then press L1 on it again, when you have your gl selected, nothing will happen so you will only have 1 weapon on your switch. Change you primary gun back to full auto, and press L1 on it, it will be the only one on you switch. Switch to your grenades and go. No what will happen is if you keep fire rate on grenades, you can use them when need be, or you can hit L1 to quickly switch to normal ammo to shoot. Basically alll your doing is making it so L1 quickly moves you to your normal ammo to lessin the time needed to switch you fire rate.

NJD4 BamF · 10-29-2005

The same thing works in reverse. If you have your 203/airburst selected, press L1 to go back to your bullets. I prefer it that way.

Wand3rer · 11-03-2005

Wonderful - didn't realize that the GL ammo and the bullet ammo were two different things in the R2 menu.

~BOONDOCSAINT~ · 11-04-2005

my 2 cents...gl's and 203's are used way to much.

biohazurd · 12-20-2005

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Originally Posted by ~BOONDOCSAINT~

my 2 cents...gl's and 203's are used way to much.

Dude this is like the 3rd time ive posted about this. Gl's and 203's are very realistic any smart person with a loaded 203 attached to their gun would probably shoot you with it from 15 yards a way. All Zipper is trying to do is make the game as realistic as possible and in real life people use GLs!

DeAtHaBiT · 12-20-2005

GL's -- 203s--Airbursts are apart of the game. I use them if I'm playing a map that they would be useful to do so. They are heavy so you can't get other things like HE Grenades or M67 Grenades. And it takes 1.5 or 2 seconds to shoot each of them. By then you should have killed them already. And if you use them your suicide rate will go up. I do agree when I get killed by them my immediate reaction is ****ing noob! But if they can use them, so can I.

silentfart · 12-20-2005

my suggestion is not to use the gl, airburst, or 203s ever again. If your going to be any good at socom 3 use a gun, not a nade launcher. Also you get voted out a lot. my friend learned it the hard way

Sgt-Miller · 12-21-2005

Try and use the M-203/GL-36/XM-25 for long range kills. Nothing is better then lobbing a round out about 130+ meters, then three seconds later, you hear, "Tango Down". Tons of fun.

Thanks for the good tip.

HolyGebus · 12-21-2005

The way most people use them, 203s are garbage. If you're using them strategically (ie long range), thats one thing. If you're using them in close quarters, or inside buildings, which is what most people do in this game, then get the hell out of my sight. Which is why i only play rooms with ranged explosives off.

BigBoiNoise · 01-14-2006

203s and GLs are far from noob weapons. Like Sgt. Miller said it takes skill to time and arch your grenade so that they land right on top someone's back, foot, neck, whatever from 200+ yards out. Sick of people bitching that its such a noob weapon just because they obviously don't have enough skill to master it themselves. If you can use a sniper rifle to pop me from 200+ yards out, I see no reason why I can't use a grenade launcher to do the same. They're much quicker than using a hand grenade. Plus this is a wargame. The point is to defeat the enemy as quickly as possible. I'll use as many tools as it takes to do that. If there was a goddam H-Bomb as an accessory trust me it would be equipped. And to everyone who says if you wanna play Socom than just use a gun and relying on GLs is handicapping you, believe me as soon as I empty 3 grenades in that *** I will still gun you down like a dog in the street.